Blur: The Best Of

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Blur: The Best Of
VHS/DVD)
LabelFood/Virgin/Parlophone
ProducerStephen Street, William Orbit, Steve Lovell, Steve Power, Ben Hillier
Blur chronology
The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set
(1999) 		Blur: The Best Of
(2000) 		Think Tank
(2003)
Damon Albarn chronology
Ordinary Decent Criminal
(2000) 		Blur: The Best Of
(2000) 		Gorillaz
(2001)
Singles from Blur: The Best Of
  1. "Music Is My Radar"
    Released: 16 October 2000
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork
8.6/10[7]
Q[8]
Robert ChristgauA−[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
Wall of Sound86/100[11]

Blur: The Best Of is a

National Portrait Gallery
in London, England.

The album received a positive critical response. Of the reviews collected from notable publications by popular review aggregator website Metacritic, the album holds an overall approval rating of 88%.[1]

On the chart ending 7 March 2009, it was reported by Music Week that the album passed over one million unit sales in the United Kingdom.

A proposed title for the album was Best Blur Album in the World Ever,[12] in reference to the compilation album series The Best... Album in the World...Ever! (which often contained songs by Blur).

Track listing

All tracks written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree.

Disc 1
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."
The Universal"
The Great Escape (1995)4:00
5."Coffee & TV" (Single edit)13 (1999)5:18
6."Parklife"Parklife (1994)3:07
7."End of a Century"Parklife (1994)2:47
8."No Distance Left to Run"13 (1999)3:26
9."Tender"13 (1999)7:41
10."Girls & Boys" (Single edit)Parklife (1994)4:18
11."Charmless Man"The Great Escape (1995)3:33
12."She's So High" (Edited version)Leisure (1991)3:49
13."Country House"The Great Escape (1995)3:57
14."To the End" (Edited version)Parklife (1994)3:51
15."On Your Own"Blur (1997)4:27
16."This Is a Low" (Edited version, not released as a single)Parklife (1994)5:02
17."For Tomorrow" (Visit to Primrose Hill extended version)Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)6:02
18."Music Is My Radar"Non-album single5:29
Total length:77:08
Limited edition bonus disc (Recorded live at Wembley Arena, 11 December 1999)
No.TitleLength
1."She's So High"5:24
2."Girls & Boys"4:21
3."To the End"4:08
4."End of a Century"3:00
5."Stereotypes"3:27
6."Charmless Man"3:31
7."Beetlebum"6:09
8."M.O.R."3:09
9."Tender"6:20
10."No Distance Left to Run"4:09
Total length:40:58

VHS/DVD

  1. "She's So High"
  2. "There's No Other Way"
  3. "Bang"
  4. "Popscene"
  5. "For Tomorrow"
  6. "Chemical World"
  7. "Sunday Sunday"
  8. "Girls & Boys"
  9. "Parklife"
  10. "To the End"
  11. "End of a Century"
  12. "Country House"
  13. "The Universal"
  14. "Stereotypes"
  15. "Charmless Man"
  16. "Beetlebum"
  17. "Song 2"
  18. "On Your Own"
  19. "M.O.R."
  20. "Tender"
  21. "Coffee & TV"
  22. "No Distance Left to Run"

Personnel

Blur
Additional personnel
  • Blur – production
  • Jack Clark – mixing
  • Al Clay – mixing
  • Jason Cox – engineering
  • Tom Girling – assistant producer
  • Stephen Hague – producer, engineer
  • Ben Hillier – producer, mixing
  • Jeff Knowler – assistant engineer
  • Damian LeGassick – programming
  • Steve Lovell – producer
  • Gerard Navarro – assistant engineer
  • William Orbit – producer, engineer
  • Jeremy Plumb – art direction, design
  • Steve Power – producer
  • Iain Roberton – assistant engineer
  • Andy Ross – engineer
  • John Smith – producer, engineer
  • Sean Spuehler – programming
  • Stephen Street – producer, engineer
  • Greg Williams – photography

Charts and certifications

References

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  2. AllMusic
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  4. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8
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  5. ^ Brunner, Rob (1 December 2000). "The Best of Blur". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ Sutherland, Steve (October 2000). "Blur: The Best of Blur". NME. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. Pitchfork
    . Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  8. ^ "The Best of Blur". Q: 120. November 2000.
  9. ^ "Blur". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  10. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8
    . rolling stone blur album guide.
  11. ^ "Blur: The Best of Blur". Archived from the original on 24 January 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "Blur: The Best Of – album info". Vblurpage.com. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Australian chart positions". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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  15. ^ a b "Blur - the Best of - swisscharts.com". Archived from the original on 1 June 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 18 November 2000.
  17. ^ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  18. ^ "German album positions". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  19. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 18 November 2000.
  20. ^ "ブラーのCDアルバムランキング" [Blur – best-selling album ranking on the Oricon]. oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  21. ^ "New Zealand chart positions". charts.nz. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  22. ^ "Norwegian chart positions". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  23. ^ "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  24. ^ "Swiss chart positions". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  25. ^ "British chart positions". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  26. ^ "Blur Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  27. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  28. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Blur – Blur... The Best Of". Recorded Music NZ.
  29. ^ Jones, Alan (28 July 2023). "Blur top 40,000 sales with seventh consecutive No.1 album The Ballad Of Darren". Music Week. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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  31. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2001". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

External links

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